MyOldMan wrote:SSN's said Senna is definately out of Wednesdays game!
Senna,Macherano(who we should of signed) Essien
These are players that should play beside cesc.
Mascherano was never an option for us I don’t think. We were never gonna go near a deal as dodgy as the one that took him & Tevez to West Ham with all the 3rd party ownership. And by the time he was available to be bought outright he was £17/18m - way out of our budget at that time.
Not sure Senna’s the answer for us. He was much more dynamic than I thought he’d be against us but I still think he’s best as a screening DM in a 3-man midfield like he is for Spain, & like Mascherano is for Liverpool whereas we need more of an Essien type. Was gutted when we missed out on him, he’s probably the best box-to-box midfielder in the world in my opinion.
As for V’real the defence may well pick itself given the limited options. Up front Wenger’s got the opposite ‘problem’. Wouldn’t be surprised if Eboue got the nod ahead of Walcott
if we play 2 up front just to give extra defensive security. Problem is it’s more likely to be on the left where we need that given how raw Gibbs looked yesterday & the lack of pace alongside him (Silvestre) to cover his mistakes. The other option Wenger might go for in that instance would be Diaby or Denilson on the left & push Nasri over on the right. Either way… could be a long night!
Still confident we’ll go through though, even if only just! And if we do I actually want to face the Mancs. It'll be nights like that that'll hopefully create a little bit of history to make the Grove feel more like home!
